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title: "Project Hail Mary"
url: https://perrotta.dev/2026/04/project-hail-mary/
last_updated: 2026-04-05
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[**Book**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54493401-project-hail-mary): 5/5
stars. [One of my favorites](https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4383821769)
of 2022 (Sci-Fi):

> Amaze. You my friend.

(This was my review in goodreads back then.)

Fast-forward 3.5 years (>>):

[**Movie**](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12042730/): 10/10.

![project hail mary](https://victor.kropp.name/blog/2026/project-hail-mary/project-hail-mary.jpg)

Excellent adaptation. 🇨🇦

Sorry, I don't know how to write reviews.

I'll leave that [to](https://iamvishnu.com/posts/project-hail-mary) [others](https://victor.kropp.name/blog/2026/project-hail-mary/):

> [...] It was the same great experience as with The Martian ten
> years ago, as I couldn't stop reading it. And plot twists genuinely surprised
> me. The movie adapts the book perfectly but also adds some human touch to one
> of the main characters as she needed it.

She is more likeable in the movie than in the book (There is only one _she_).

> Even though I'm not a big fan of changing book covers with movie posters, Ryan
> Gosling portrayed the main character, Dr. Ryland Grace, perfectly.

I love the original cover, AND I think Ryan Gosling did great in the movie.
There's no wrong choice here.